# Accident 19800315007289A: Piper PA32300, Morristown, NJ, March 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2947E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2947E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,733 total, 33 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315007289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON SIDE OF RUNWAY DUE TO STRONG CROSSWIND. HIT SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FHM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM12), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N2947E), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2947E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190815016169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190815016169I), Aug 15, 2019: Piper PA-32-300 (N2947E), Sebring, FL, No damage. Aircraft took off from sef leveled out and lost engine power.
- [Accident 19930514013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930514013989A), May 14, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N2947E), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Substantial damage. Distracted by last minute wind and runway change. Impacted runway hard enough to drive gear up through wings.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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